Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 410 A Battle Is Inevitable

The jet-black threads wriggled and pierced through Hidan's flesh, stitching up his external wounds one by one.

"Ouch... Could you be a little gentler? It hurts!"

Hidan raised his hand to look at it; the stitches were very well done.

Kakuzu, who was standing nearby, looked over and said, "If you're not satisfied, you can do it yourself. If it weren't for me, your ritual wouldn't have even started before you were captured alive."

Hidan picked up the March Scythe from the ground again: "Those bastards, I will offer them all to the Jashin! I'll make them feel the pain of having their hearts pierced!"

Kakuzu remained silent for a moment.

"The success of Sasori's operation has made us underestimate the strength of Kumogakure. Although they are both among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, there is a significant difference in their high-level combat power."

"More than three years ago, the Uchiha clan defected from Konoha and joined Kumogakure, but Konoha did not react at all. In the Chunin Exams that followed, Uchiha members even participated."

"The Fourth Raikage... that guy's speed is troublesome. We need to rethink our mission to capture the Two-Tails."

Hidan slung the Three-Moon Scythe over his shoulder: "As long as I can get his blood, the speed of extra money means nothing to me! Offering the Raikage to the Jashin-sama, just thinking about it is exciting..."

……

One week later, at the Raikage Building.

"Bang!"

Another desk was destroyed, smashed into two pieces.

The Fourth Raikage roared in fury, "In just one week, half of the teams sent out on missions have been killed!"

Mabuyi, who was standing to the side, said, "The other party must have a perception ability that we don't understand, otherwise the bait plan would not have failed."

She then looked at the documents in her hand: "The other side is clearly forcing us. With Lord Muren and Lord Bi hiding in Yunlei Gorge, they have no way to stop them."

The Fourth Raikage sat back in his chair, pondered for a long time, and then said, "If ninjas on a mission are ambushed, the mission will fail. If this situation cannot be resolved quickly, it will inevitably lead to a decrease in commissions."

Mabui looked over: "Lord Yugito is bait they can't refuse. But although the Akatsuki operates in pairs according to intelligence, that doesn't mean there are only two of them."

"Before this, they witnessed the power of Kumogakure. With Lord Mokujin appearing, they may be facing more than just two people."

For a moment, the Fourth Raikage remained silent.

He recalled what that person had said: if the enemy really was the Akatsuki, and someone stronger than Madara Uchiha appeared...

No, it won't.

If that person had appeared, things wouldn't just be about harassment tactics now.

"Notify Yugito, and also bring Uchiha Sasuke along. We need to find out what's so strange about that guy who can revive."

"And that includes Hiya as well. Either we stay put, or since they've forced Yugito to show himself, we have no choice but to go all out!"

Mabuyi nodded and then left.

After standing up, the Fourth Raikage kicked away the wood chips on the ground.

Three years have passed, and that person has never appeared again.

If Uchiha Sasuke were here, even if things got really dangerous, the guy watching over us would still be able to help.

No matter what, we must deal with them now. This is a provocation against the Hidden Cloud Village, and it also concerns the number of missions we can complete. We have no choice but to fight!

……

Two days later, a small team was escorted by wooden figures and left Kumogakure.

Accompanying him was Uchiha Sasuke.

Three hours after leaving the village, Uchiha Sasuke looked up at the sky: "There shouldn't be any birds like that near Kumogakure."

Upon hearing this, Yukito also looked up at the sky, where a giant, entirely white bird was circling high above.

"This bird has been following us ever since we left the village."

Yugito nodded, then pressed the radio in his ear: "The enemy's reconnaissance comes from white birds high in the sky; they've taken the bait."

A "I understand" came through the headset, followed by silence again.

Meanwhile, above high school.

"I think we should let them experience my art. Explosion! Take care of these guys first, and show the ambush buddies what art is!"

Deidara said, eager to try.

Tobi, who was standing nearby, quickly spoke up: "Senior, Kakuzu-senpai said that we should not take action until we have confirmed the identity of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki..."

"trouble!"

Deidara scratched his head in frustration: "All I do every day is scouting. He promised to come and show Kumogakure some art, but that bastard is a complete fraud!"

Obito raised his hands: "If you, senior, were to take them down, you could definitely do it! But if it's fake, the boss will blame me, the newbie, for not completing the mission..."

"Senior, please be understanding of a newbie like me... I finally managed to become a full member after a lot of hard work!"

Seeing that his juniors had said so, Deidara had no choice but to give up on dropping a big bomb.

Below, crows took flight from the woods.

As if startled by the noise, they quickly disappeared from Yunyin's sight.

"The enemy is about to make their move; Itachi Uchiha is inside."

Sasuke's words startled everyone connected to the radio.

Itachi Uchiha, who appeared in a black uniform with red clouds, has long been confirmed to be a member of the Akatsuki organization.

Clearly, the opponent's reinforcements are very strong this time.

Yugito frowned: "How did you find out?"

Sasuke replied, "The Sharingan. Those crows that just took to the air possessed the Sharingan's power."

The words had barely left his mouth when a whooshing sound came from the sky.

"spread!"

Several giant white birds crashed down from the sky, followed by countless white spiders falling to the ground.

"Boom boom boom..."

A violent explosion rang out as a white spider, tracking a Cloud Village ninja, leaped up, grabbed him, and then exploded.

"Whoosh."

The long sword, crackling with lightning, cleaved the spider in two, then casually tossed out six shuriken, pinning the spider to its death.

"Boom boom boom..."

A series of explosions rang out, and the shuriken fell to the ground, but it blocked the explosions from reaching a distance.

But Sasuke's gaze fell on the spider that had been severed by the lightning blade; it was still crackling with electricity, but it hadn't exploded.

The next second, more than a dozen white spiders fell from the sky again.

Sasuke reached into his ninja tool pouch and took out a senbon needle, which then crackled with lightning.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

In an instant, all five white spiders landed on the ground without exploding.

He pressed the radio button, slashed one down, and then said, "The object that the opponent could explode was probably a secret technique using earth-style chakra. Injecting lightning-style chakra can prevent it from exploding."

As soon as he finished speaking, lightning flashed everywhere.

Just as the accompanying Cloud Village ninja breathed a sigh of relief, a figure appeared not far away.

Fire Release, Head Carving

Wind Release: Pressure Damage

In an instant, flames swept in like a tornado, and the accompanying carriage was burned to ashes.

A flash of lightning streaked past, heading straight for Kakuzu.

"Bang!"

A large sword intercepted the attack midway, and its distance advantage allowed it to block the Fourth Raikage's iron fist.

"The rogue ninja from Kirigakure, Samehada. Do you want to die?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Fourth Raikage ignored Samehada, which was consuming his chakra, and threw a punch with his other hand.

"boom!"

Even Kisame could only be repelled by such power; he couldn't keep up with the Fourth Raikage's strength and speed.

However, the next second, the March Scythe flew out of the shadows, not aiming for a fatal blow, but only trying to graz the edge.

However, it was obvious that Hidan, whose taijutsu was already weak, couldn't even touch the Fourth Raikage with his thrown three-moon scythe.

Amidst the flashes of lightning, the Fourth Raikage instead managed to grasp the hilt of the March Scythe.

With a pull and a tug, Hidan was brought over.

He raised his right hand into a chopstick, crackling with lightning, waiting for Hidan's head to enter his attack range.

"Buzz..."

A burst of eye power erupted, and black flames instantly ignited. The Fourth Raikage, who had dodged the attack, did not give up the March Scythe, but was also entangled in Amaterasu's flames on his left arm.

Hidan dodged the blow aimed at his head, but his weapon, the Three-Moon Scythe, was taken by the Raikage.

"Uchiha Itachi!"

The Fourth Raikage looked at Itachi Uchiha. Not far away, Kisame was stopped by Killer Bee, and Kakuzu was beaten by Yugito and ran away with his head in his hands.

Deidara's exploding clay in mid-air was completely restrained by the lightning-attribute Chakra.

Another clown wearing a mask and jumping around, although it was unclear why he was still alive, did not pose any threat to this side.

A stream of water flowed past, but it could not extinguish the Amaterasu fire on the Raikage's left arm.

"An inextinguishable flame will eventually burn you to ashes."

As Itachi spoke, he raised his hand and threw several kunai, repelling the approaching Cloud Village ninja.

Meanwhile, Sasuke also sensed the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan. He scattered senbon needles flashing with lightning, and the exploding spiders in his Sharingan were pinned to death.

"Buzz..."

A six-pointed star kaleidoscope appeared in his eye socket.

The same Amaterasu fire appeared, but it landed directly on the ground and did not attach to the masked man's body.

"Is it still no use?"

With a casual remark, the two enemies also retreated.

Sasuke's gaze fell upon the Fourth Raikage, and his eye power erupted once more.

The black flames on the Fourth Raikage's left arm dissipated as Sasuke used his eye power, leaving behind a large area of ​​burns.

At the same time, Darui, who was a step behind, also arrived.

"teacher!"

After spending several years together, Darui understood Sasuke's meaning.

With a swing of his greatsword, black lightning bolts shot straight towards Deidara and Obito from a distance. Obito neither dodged nor evaded, yet he still managed to force Deidara back.

Sasuke, having broken free, rushed straight towards Itachi Uchiha, his long sword flashing with lightning as he swung it from a distance.

"Whoosh!"

Lightning bolts shot out like lasers from Uchiha Itachi, incredibly fast.

"boom!"

The tree was pierced, and Itachi Uchiha dissipated into crows, which then gathered back into shape on the tree.

However, the next moment, the Fourth Raikage appeared behind him and chopped down with his hand.

The tree trunk was shattered into pieces, and Itachi Uchiha's figure vanished into smoke, leaving only a wooden stake.

Substitution Technique?

The Fourth Raikage frowned deeply; the speed and stealth of his opponent's hand seals were beyond his expectations.

With Itachi gone, the Fourth Raikage charged straight at Hidan and landed a fatal blow.

"boom!"

As expected, under Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Hidan's head was severed and fell to the ground.

"Oh dear, senpai's head fell off!!"

Amidst gasps of alarm, Masked Obito rushed over and grabbed Hidan's head.

A flash of light passed right through the enemy, the Lightning Release chakra dissipated, and Uchiha Sasuke looked at the masked Obito with a furrowed brow.

The heads of the dead don't need to be retrieved. Judging from their conversation, it's clear that the Akatsuki, a group composed of rogue ninja, couldn't possibly be driven by emotion.

And this guy...

No matter what attack was launched, it could not hit.

In my memory, a voice seems to be reminding me, but I can't recall it no matter what I try.

Who exactly is this masked guy?

I should know, I definitely know!

Otherwise, that completely blurred memory wouldn't be able to remind me...

"Oh dear... I almost died! I just became a full member, I don't want to be killed like this..."

Obito, who was being silly, hurriedly ran away with Hidan's head on his back, and dragged Hidan's body up to the top of a tree.

Hidan's head behind him kept cursing, "You bastard, Hidan, can't you carry me? Don't you know it hurts?"

Masked Obito scratched his head: "Is that so, senpai?"

He lifted Hidan's body up on his back with both hands, but the head in his hands fell off.

"Ah!!! You bastard!"

"Senior, you asked me to carry you on my back, right? But I only have two hands, so I'll have to come back to pick up your head later."

Hidan's severed head, which had fallen to the ground, cursed loudly. The Earth Grudge that emerged from the ground swept it up and quickly delivered it to Kakuzu's side.

"Hurry and help me..."

Hidan's voice rang out, and Masked Obito also brought his body down.

Distracted, a voice rang out.

"He can't help you anymore!"

Blue claws descended from the sky, and Masked Obito could only become intangible.

The Fourth Raikage's hand slash pierced Hidan's body, and Sasuke's longsword once again gathered lightning, piercing Kakuzu's body.

"asshole!"

Kakuzu cursed angrily, and a mask inside his body fell to the ground.

However, the next moment, Amaterasu's fire ignited and directly engulfed his body.

"No matter how many lives you have, the black flames will burn you to ashes!"

The group quickly withdrew and retreated.

Hidan was also brought back, crying out in pain, and bit his head, which had just been stitched up, into the lightning-covered shoulder.

"Hahaha...it really hurts!"

Fresh blood spilled from Hidan's mouth.

"Your fearless resistance will only delay your death; after God descends, your struggles will be in vain."

A figure appeared, stretched out a hand, and a massive gravitational force erupted.

Despite his instinctive resistance, Hidan was caught by the other party.

At the same time, another figure appeared behind Kakuzu, extending a hand and creating a suction force that slowly dissipated the Amaterasu fire, which was also formed from chakra and used for attack.

On the other side, countless rockets rained down, forcing Yugi back and blasting the ground apart as they pursued him.

Meanwhile, Killer Bee on the other side was also forced back by the two figures.

The three summoned beasts worked together to stop Killer Bee's octopus tail.

"The Rinnegan?"

The Fourth Raikage's gaze was solemn, because the five people who appeared all possessed those legendary eyes.

How is that possible?!

……

(End of this chapter)